President Joe Biden sharpened his racially charged attack on former President Donald Trump during the annual NAACP Detroit Branch Freedom Fund dinner Sunday night.
‘What do you think I would have done on January 6 if black Americans had stormed the Capitol?’ Biden asked, as members of the crowd collectively gasped.
The president then added: ‘No, I’m serious. What do you think? I can only imagine,” as Trump has long promised to pardon those involved in the 2021 Capitol attack if he is elected to a second term in November.
Biden’s appearance at the 5,000-person dinner in Detroit capped two days of travel dedicated to reaching Black voters in two key states: Georgia and Michigan.
Previously, Biden was the keynote speaker at Morehouse College in Atlanta and also criticized Trump for his racial record there, noting how he called the January 6 rioters occupying Confederate floors “patriots” and noting how they beat police officers and black veterans that day. day. .
President Joe Biden sharpened his racial attack on former President Donald Trump during the annual Freedom Fund dinner of the Detroit branch of the NAACP on Sunday night.
“Extremists close the doors of opportunity, tear down affirmative action, attack the values of diversity, equality and inclusion,” he said.
“They don’t see you in America’s future, but they are wrong,” Biden continued. ‘We know that black history is American history. “We know that black men will lead us into the future.”
In Michigan, before a crowd of about 5,000, the president told the group that he told the Morehouse graduates that “I saw you, I heard you, the nation needs you, you are the future of this country.”
He credited voters of color for electing him and predicted they would do so again.
“You are the reason Donald Trump is the defeated former president,” Biden said.
“You are the reason why Donald Trump will be the loser again,” the president added to applause.
He again used language that Trump “broke” after being defeated in the 2020 election and was left “unhinged.”
President Joe Biden spoke briefly to supporters at the CRED Café on Sunday in Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by the Crawford family, including NBA players Joe and Jordan Crawford, and is a coffee shop by day and a speakeasy by night.
President Joe Biden poses for a photo Sunday during a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan, at CRED Cafe. He had lighter contact with former President Donald Trump than in recent appearances.
Earlier in Detroit, the president stopped by CRED Café, which is owned by the Crawford family, including NBA players Joe and Jordan Crawford, and is a coffee shop by day and a speakeasy by night.
The president worked the room and was more diplomatic with Trump than in recent appearances.
On CRED, Biden criticized Trump for all the setbacks the Republican has planned.
“The bottom line is that the guy we’re up against wants to support all the prospects, all the progress that we’ve made,” the president said.
“This guy is a different breed of cat, not your typical Republican,” Biden also said.
The president has been on tour since Saturday in two swing states: attending events with voters in both Georgia and Michigan.